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CL’s most popular stories continue to be about one thing. By Ray Roa
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t’s been three weeks since Creative Loafing Tampa Bay disabled comments on its website cltampa.com. Social media users can still clap back, but we're now asking for letters (read: emails) to the editor instead… and it’s working. After countless failed efforts at sending letters— part of the criteria says, “Letters should be a minimum of 150 words, refer to content that has appeared on Creative Loafing, and must include the writer’s full name, address, and phone number for verification purposes—two stories that appear in this issue finally generated more thoughtful correspondence. Handling responses to those articles—Jenna Rimensnyder’s take on a renaming of Pinellas’ Dixie Hollins High School and Christopher Cann’s post on a Pasco restaurant that’s a safe harbor for law enforcement—mean that I’m spending more time in my inbox and on the phone than on Twitter quarreling with the Liberty Counsel, which is a double-edged sword. On one hand, I get to actually talk with readers who agree and disagree with our content; CL serves its readers and the community, so touching base is our greatest privilege after getting to actually make this newspaper and website. On the other side of it, I’m spending less time reporting and finishing stories (the pile of drafts growing on mine and Colin’s desks grows scarier each day). That’s on top of coordinating with contributors to wrangle up CL’s 30th annual Best of the Bay issue plus working on the newspaper’s Press Club offerings and outreach (we still haven’t hired anyone back since the March layoffs). As usual, editorial—and really, every department across what’s left of the seven papers in our media group—is overwhelmed. But we’re also inspired.
We’re inspired not just by our readers, but by the topic they’re writing to us about. Lately, it’s been race and ethnicity. CL stories about confronting the area’s Confederate past and articles about someone’s aversion to Black Lives Matter protesters struck a chord (and dischords) and sparked conversations. One reader asked how she could protest without hitting the streets. Dixie Hollins’ great-granddaughter contacted us to say she supported a name change for the high school. Others who attended Dixie Hollins high school during desegregation chimed in to acknowledge racial tensions and also give their two cents about what it felt like(less tension of their end). The conversations aren’t perfect, and some of them have cringeworthy moments, but they’re more productive than 99% of what happens on Facebook—and that gives us hope for the future. Lately, CL doesn’t get too many letters asking us to write less about race. Our readers, and even some of those who normally hate-read CL, know the time has come for a discourse. Their letters show that they’re not tired of the talk. That’s good because protesters aren’t letting up, and there are so many more stories to tell. They’re in this issue (which features the first CL cover for our summer intern Chloe Greenberg) along with other important dispatches like McKenna Schueler’s voting primer, a recap of St. Pete police changes (are you listening, Tampa?), photos from the memorial for Andrew Joseph III, and yet another visit to a local live music scene that can’t catch a break. Thanks to you, these stories will continue to hit newsstands each week (and our website every day). And we can’t wait to read your responses.
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n Sunday, more than six years after he died outside the Florida State Fair, Andrew Joseph III’s family gathered outside the Tampa Bay History Center to christen a paver bearing his name. Joseph was just 14 years old when he was ejected from the fair after being detained by law enforcement who did not call his parents. He died trying to walk across Interstate 4. See more photos from the dedication and memorial via photos.cltampa.com. —Ray Roa
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Here’s who’s running for office in Hillsborough and Pinellas Counties. By McKenna Schueler
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mid the uncertainty and unrest that is more or less defining our current social landscape, the 2020 primary and general elections are on the horizon here in Florida. Accompanying the resurgence of Black Lives Matter protests and discussions about the roles elected officials have in addressing various social and economic injustices, knowing who’s running for elected positions in office has become more important than ever. Arguably, one of the biggest takeaways from recent events beyond the pervasiveness of systemic injustices—if you’ve been marching through the streets with other protestors or tuning into Tampa’s recent Citizen Review Board or City Council meetings—is that local elections matter. The many young millennial and age-eligible zoomers dissatisfied with the responses of local government to community examples of injustice have a huge opportunity this year. As does the rest of the eligible voter populace. Important voting deadlines The deadline to register to vote or change your party affiliation is July 20. Florida is a closed primary state; if you want to vote for a Democrat, you need to be registered as a Democrat. As a closed primary state, Florida residents who vote in primary elections can only vote for candidates within their party. If you are registered with any other party affiliation, you must put in a request to change your affiliation by July 20. If you’re non-partisan you can still vote in NP races like judge, school board and other NP and smaller races. NP voters may also cast a ballot in races where all candidates are in the same party with no
write-in candidate (ie: Hillsborough Clerk of Circuit Court.) Election dates and deadlines Hillsborough • Early voting: August 3-August 16 • Primary election: August 18 • Deadline to request mail-in ballot: No later than 5 p.m. on the 10th day before the election Pinellas • Early voting: August 8-August 16 • Primary election: August 18 • Deadline to request mail-in ballot: No later than 5 p.m. on August 10 Why vote in local elections? During the 2018 midterm primary elections, voter turnout was a mere 26% among eligible voters in Hillsborough County. While turnout tends to be better during presidential election years, if we want to exact meaningful change on a community-wide level, participation in local elections is just as, if not more, important than casting your vote for the next president of the United States. Voting in local elections provides an opportunity for residents to utilize their collective electoral power to improve the social and material conditions of their fellow community members. This includes Tampa Bay’s low-income, houseless, incarcerated, disabled, veteran, and otherwise marginalized residents. Creating change in our communities goes beyond electoral politics, of course. But in an election year that has only accentuated the social and economic inequalities pervading our communities and our nation as a whole, it’s time to look at what our local candidates are saying about it—and what they’re planning to do.
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There are a number of local races that sea- this post on cltampa.com/news to get additional soned voters have their eyes on, from competitive information on unopposed candidates. Board of County Commissioner (BOCC) seats to Hillsborough County elections for State House Representatives, School Below is a compilation of the municipal, Board members, county sheriffs, and more. county-wide, and state government positions Does giving attention to local elections dur- that are up for election this year in Hillsborough. ing this time of disarray sound overwhelming? If you’re registered to vote, you can find your Perhaps a lot to give energy to when the world district information listed on your voter registraseems to be simultaneously on fire and falling tion card. An asterisk (*) is next to the names of apart? Creative Loafing Tampa Bay is here to the candidates who are seeking reelection—i.e. help. While the decisions you ultimately make the incumbents. Some incumbents are restricted at the polls—or from the comfort of your home from seeking re-election due to term limits. with a mail-in ballot—are your own, our mis- Additional positions up for election include varision this election year is to put together an ous Community Development District (CDD) informational voting guide so that you can feel seats, also known as “Special Districts,” and more informed about who you’re giving your Precinct Committee Positions. vote to this year. While our voter resources will primarily focus on candidates running for office Clerk of Circuit Court Cindy Stuart (D) and in Hillsborough and Pinellas counties, we may Kevin Beckner (D) highlight a handful of candidates running in Sheriff Chad Chronister (R)*, Charles Brian surrounding counties as well. Let us know who Boswell (R) Gary Pruitt (D) and Ron McMullen you believe deserves more coverage. (NPA) What local elected seats are up for Property Appraiser (General election) Bob election? “Coach” Henriquez (D)*, D.C. Goutoufas (R) If this is your first time casting votes in Tax Collector April Griffin (D), Nancy C. local primary elections, you may not be aware Millan (D) and TK Mathew (R) of how many local elected Supervisor of Elections “The deadline to seats are up for re-election, Craig Latimer (D) or what they are. Or maybe register to vote or — unopposed* you’re not a first-time voter, change your party Hillsborough Board of but with the aforementioned calamity that has character- affiliation is July 20.” County Commissioners ized 2020, attending to basic District 1: Harry Cohen (D), necessities—like your health, economic security, Jen McDonald (D), Scott Levinson (R) and Tony and the well-being of family members—has Morejon (R) made it difficult to devote energy towards the District 3: Frank Reddick (D), Gwen Myers (D), question of who’s running for local office. This Maura Cruz Lanz (R), Ricardo “Rick” Fernandez guide provides a general rundown of which seats (D), Sky U. White (D) and Thomas Scott (D) are up for election this year in Hillsborough District 6—General election: Patricia “Pat” Kemp and Pinellas counties. More information about (D)*, Sandra L. Murman (R) seats up for election in 2020 can be found on the supervisor of elections office websites (vote- Hillsborough School Board hillsborough.org/candidates/local-candidates District 1: Ben “Floridaman” Greene (NP), Bill and votepinellas.com/2020candidates). Find Person (NP), Nadia Combs (NP) and Steve Cona
(NP) District 3: Alexandra Gilmore (NP), Jennifer Hill (NP), Jessica Vaughn (NP), Leo Haggerty (NP), Mitch Thrower (NP) and Rick Warrener (NP) District 5: Elvis Piggott (NP), Henry “Shake” Washington (NP), Selena Ward (NP) and Tammy Shamburger (NP)* District 7: Angela Schroden (NP), Jeffrey Alex James Johnston (NP), Lynn Gray (NP)* and Sally A. Harris (NP) Hillsborough County Court Judge Group 6: Cynthia S. Oster (NP)—unopposed Group 7: Bill Yanger (NP), Nancy L. Jacobs (NP), Monique Scott (NP) and Rickey “Rick” Silverman (NP) Group 9: John N. Conrad (NP)—unopposed Group 17: Jessica G. Costello (NP)—unopposed Soil and Water Conservation District 2: Douglas “Doug” Rivero (NP), Erik S. Challenger (NP), Karen Cox Jaroch (NP), Michael Harvey (NP) District 4: D.B. “Brig” Maynard (NP), Mark Proctor (NP) and Sonja P. Brookins (NP) State Attorney—General Election Circuit 13: Andrew Warren (D)* and Mike Perotti (R) Public Defender Circuit 13: Julianne M. Holt (D)*—unopposed U.S. House of Representatives (Hillsborough County) District 12— General Election: Gus Bilirakis (R)* and Kimberly Walker (D) District 14— General Election: Christine Y. Quinn (R), Kathy Castor (D)* and Paul Sidney Elliott (R) District 15: Adam Hattersley (D), Alan Cohn (D), Jesse Philippe (D), Ross Spano (R)* and Scott Franklin (R) District 16—General Election: Margaret Good (D) and Vern Buchanan (R)* State Representatives District 57—General election: Mike Beltran (R)*, Scott “Mr. H” Hottenstein (D) District 58— General Election: Cleo L. “CL” Townsend, Jr. (D) and Lawrence McClure (R)* District 59: Andrew Learned (D), Danny Kushmer (R) and Michael Owen (R) District 60— General Election: Jackie Toledo (R)* and Julie Jenkins (D) District 61: Dianne Hart (D)*—unopposed District 62— General Election: Angel S. Capo Urbina (R), Laurie Rodriguez-Person (NPA) and Susan L. Valdes (D)* District 63: Fentrice Driskell (D)*—unopposed District 64—General Election: Jamie Grant (R)* and Jessica Harrington (D) District 70: Keisha Bell (D), Mark Oliver (D), Michelle Grimsley (D) and Michelle K. Rayner (D)
State Senators District 19— General Election: Christina Paylan (NPA), Darryl Ervin Rouson (D)* and Kriztofer Dulton Cole (R) District 21: Amanda V. Linton (D), Jim Boyd (R) and John Manners Houman (R) District Court of Appeal District 2: Andrea Teves Smith (NP), Daniel H. Sleet (NP), Drew Atkinson (NP) and Morris Silberman (NP) State Committeewoman Clarice Henderson (R) and April Schiff (R) Circuit Court Judges (Hillsborough County, 13th Circuit) Group 9: John Schifino (NOP) and Kelly Ayers (NOP) Group 19: Ashley Ivanov (NOP) and Michael J. Scionti (NOP) Group 30: Danny Alvarez (NOP) and Helene Daniel (NOP) Group 31: Gary Dolgin (NOP), Greg Green (NOP) and Scott Bonavita (NOP) Group 39: Steven Scott Stephens (NOP) and Wendy Joy DePaul (NOP)
Pinellas School Board District 1 (At large): Laura Hine (NP), Stephanie G. Meyer (NP) and Tom Topping (NP) District 4: Chris Hardman (NP) and Eileen M. Long (NP) District 5: Carol J. Cook (NP)—unopposed District 7: Caprice Johnson Edmond (NP), Corey Givens Jr. (NP), Sharon D. Jackson (NP) and Karl Nurse (NP) Pinellas County Judges Group 3: Edwin B. Jagger (NP)—unopposed Group 10: James V. Pierce (NP)—unopposed Group 14: Robert G. Dittmer (NP)—unopposed Group 15: John Carassas (NP)—unopposed Public Defender Sara Beth Mollo (R)—unopposed State Attorney *Bernie McCabe (R)—unopposed U.S. House of Representatives (Pinellas County) District 12— General Election: Gus Bilirakis (R)*, Kimberly Walker (D) District 13: Amanda Makki (R), Anna Paulina Luna (R), Charlie Crist (D)*, George Buck (R), Jacob Curnow (WRI), Sheila Griffin (R), Sharon and Barry Newby (R)
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Pinellas County There are several circuit judge seats that are up for election in 2020 that are currently unopposed. They are not included in the above list. Pinellas County. Below is a rundown of all municipal, county-wide, and state government positions that are up for reelection this year in Pinellas County. If you’re registered to vote, you can find your district information listed on your voter registration card. There are also various Special District seats up for election. Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller Ken Burke (R)*—unopposed Sheriff Bob Gualtieri (R)*, Eliseo Santana (D) and James McLynas (D) Property Appraiser—General Election Mike Twitty (R)*, Trevor L. Mallory (D) Tax Collector Charles W. Thomas (R)*, Dan Dahlberg (WRI), Joseph Saportas (D) and Joyell Hope Bobala (R) Supervisor of Elections—General election Dan Helm (D) and Julie Marcus (R)*
State Representatives District 64— General Election: James Grant (R)* and Jessica Harrington (D) District 65— General Election: Chris Sprowls (R)* and Kelly Johnson (D) District 66— General Election: Nick DiCeglie (R)* and Patricia M. Plantamura (D) District 67: Dawn Douglas (D), Chris Latvala (R)* and Michael R. Henkel (D) District 68: General election: Ben Diamond (D)* and Matt Tito (R) District 69—General election: Jennifer Webb (D)* and Linda Chaney (R) District 70: Keisha Bell (D), Michelle Grimsley (D), Michele K. Rayner (D) and Mark Oliver (D) State Senator District 19— General Election: Darryl Rouson (D)* and Christina Paylan (NPA)
District Court of Appeal District 2: Andrea Teves Smith (NP), Daniel H. Sleet (NP), Drew Atkinson (NP) and Morris Silberman (NP) Circuit Judges (Pinellas County, Sixth Circuit) Group 28: Eva Vergos (NOP) and Evan Frayman (NOP) Group 44: Ashley Ward-Singleton (NOP) and Elizabeth Jack (NOP) Choosing candidates in competitive races CL is transparent about our healthy balance of strictly informational reporting and editorializing. We provide accurate and factual information and transparency within our pieces, but the angle from which we report on certain issues, or individuals, may also be informed by the perspectives (and snark) of our staff and contributors. In addition to general information about who our local candidates are, CL’s local election coverage will dive into candidate platforms, share information about what positions these candidates take on various issues, their voting records, and how candidates differ from one another in their respective races. Regardless of party affiliation, voters have the right to be critical of candidates, especially those running in more competitive races. Elected officials hold positions of power and authority; their salaries are paid using taxpayer dollars. The popular position among Democrats, “Vote blue no matter who!” is a personal decision. But in races where there may be multiple Democrats—or candidates of other parties— running for a single seat, you’ve got to have more than a party affiliation to inform your vote. We quite literally deserve the opportunity to put our money where we believe it will best serve our own interests and those of the community. Of course, your priorities during the voting process may differ from those of others, based on your individual values and perspectives. For CL readers who want to feel confident in their votes this election year—we care that you care. Our upcoming coverage on local candidates will reflect our goals of informing eligible Tampa Bay voters and not shying away from posing challenging questions to candidates who wish to receive your (and our own) votes. Email me at mkaschueler@gmail.com with any stories I should chase.
Board of County Commissioners District 1—General election: Janet C. Long (D)* and Larry Ahern (R) District 3—General Election: Charlie Justice (D)* and Tammy Sue Vasquez (R) Districts 5: Karen Seel (R)—unopposed District 7: Anthony Hart (WRI), Frank Peterman Jr. (D), Maria L. Scruggs (NPA), Renee Flowers (D), Wengay “Newt” Newton (D)
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Step one
St. Pete skips hiring 25 new officers, forms new social worker team instead.
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ast Thursday, St. Petersburg Police Chief Anthony Holloway and Mayor Rick Kriseman held a press conference where they announced a handful of reforms including changes to hiring practices, the inclusion of a community member on its hiring board and the creation of a community assistant liaison team that will be tasked with responding to nonviolent calls. Kriseman said that “The money we plan to allocate to our police department to hire more officers will now go toward establishing a response team consisting of community and social services professionals.” Holloway said that the money for the community assistant liaison team (a “CAL” team) will come from funds the city originally set aside to match federal money meant to help hire 25 new officers. “We went back and said you know what, instead of hiring those 25 new officers—which equates to $3.1 million federal dollars that was coming to us for the next three years—let’s develop a new team.” In a phone call with Creative Loafing Tampa Bay, St. Petersburg Police Public Information Officer Yolanda Fernandez clarified Holloway’s statement. “St. Petersburg Police Department was approved for a $3,125,000 million federal grant to hire new officers. A condition of that grant was that the city would match the funds,” Fernandez explained. “The police department is going to lose those funds with the creation of the CAL team, but the City of St. Pete had earmarked $3.8 million to match the federal grant—that money will now pay for this new service.” “It’s a big sacrifice,” Holloway said later in the presser when asked about the toll on manpower the decision will have on his department. “But at the same time, we’re getting someone to take care of these non-violent crimes.” Holloway added that the CAL team—whose members will likely be plain clothed, not dressed like a cop—will respond to mental crisis calls instead of a police officer, be it a call about a homeless person or a kid in major trouble with their guardian. “Normally what happens is we dispatch someone to a mental crisis, and we probably Baker Act that person," Holloway said. "Now we’re trying to get someone who’s an expert so we don’t have to Baker Act that person."
In a post-press conference press release, St. Pete PD listed the types of calls the CAL team would respond to starting October 1: Disorderly intoxication, Drug overdose, Intoxicated person, Mental health crisis, suicide crisis, mental health transport, disorderly juvenile/truancy, disorderly juvenile at elementary schools, panhandling, homeless complaints, neighborhood dispute. The release said St. Pete PD gets “2,700 calls for service on the above issues (out of a total of 259,800 calls for service).” “The Police Department will monitor calls related to these issues for one year to determine whether this approach has been successful or whether officers were still required to respond to these issues in addition to the CAL team member,” the release said, adding that, “a police officer will always be dispatched to violent or life-threatening situations.” Holloway said the police department will put out a Request for Proposal in its effort to staff the CAL team. He said it currently takes eight months to get a new police recruit ready to serve on the street, but that the training only includes 40 hours of training on mental health issues “We want someone that is an expert that can handle those types of calls,” Holloway said. Also announced in the slight re-imagination of the St. Petersburg Police Department was the news that a community member will sit on St. Pete PD’s hiring board starting October 1. “It will either be somebody from the NAACP, faith leaders, Urban League, or [the chamber’s] Leadership St. Pete,” Holloway said. “Anyone out there that wants to file an application, if they can pass a background [check, they will be eligible] to sit on this board.” Holloway added that the single hour per week that officers spend on “Walk and Talk” policing will be upped to “two to three hours a week to make time to build a relationship with the community.” Holloway also said police will no longer respond to requests for service when someone calls the cops on a person for simply being Black. “Believe it or not, we still get some calls about, ‘There’s an African American male sitting in the park, he doesn’t look like us,’” Holloway said. “We’re not coming to those calls.That person, he or she’s not committing a crime. We’re not going to that. We’re going to make sure we get information out to the community so they’re aware of it.”
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“It’s a big sacrifice.”
LONG WAY, HOLLOWAY: Chief Anthony Holloway admits new initiatives are just the beginning. “This is just the beginning of some new changes. We got a lot to go a long way to go,” Holloway added. What’s more is that the Sun Coast Police Benevolent Association (SCPBA, the union representing St. Petersburg police officers) is in support of the plan, which has been weeks in the making.
Jonathan Vasquez, president of the SCPBA, referenced the strain put on police officers when they’re called daily to respond to issues regarding homelessness, family discord, truancy, juvenile behavioral issues, substance abuse and mental abuse. He said the announcement is a step towards finding common ground.
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“Every police officer, community leader, and citizen I’ve spoken to agrees it’s time for law enforcement to refocus on crime reduction and neighborhood safety,” Vasquez said. “And it’s time to allow the experts in the field of social services more opportunities for direct involvement in these incidents.” Vasquez added that the union accepted the forfeiture of 25 new officers with the expectation that Kriseman and Holloway will work to eliminate the police response to the non criminal social service issues that we described in the press conference. “We believe this will lead to decreased strain on police resources, reduce restore member officers and better outcomes for our most vulnerable citizens that we serve,” Vasquez said. Holloway is also increasing de-escalation training from required once a year to twice a year, “and if possible, every other month.” He also wants to increase self-defense training to twice a year. “We’re gonna teach our officers about handto-hand,” Holloway said. “We don’t have to go to our weapons all the time.” The chief also looks to include civilians in the police’s already implemented fair and impartial policing training (in general, that kind of training’s effectiveness is still being debated) and said that the training would now be an eight-hour course with a requirement to repeat and reevaluate after an officer spends year on the street and in the community. Holloway called for a police equipment evaluation that would look at everything from body cameras all the way down to gun belts “Why do we have it. And why do we use it,” he said. He also defended St. Petersburg PD’s “wellwritten” use of force policy, but said that he’s open to reviewing it and possibly adopting a state standard. Complaint reviews will also be reevaluated. In somewhat related news, on Tuesday, the St. Petersburg Police Department said it would start issuing warning flyers and then $62.50 tickets to those breaking obstructing traffic laws. In a phone call with CL, St. Pete PD Public Information Officer Fernandez said she wasn’t yet sure about how many warnings would be issued before warranting a ticket. A media alert with video showed a small group of protesters standing in a crosswalk near 1st Avenue N. on July 8 and “refusing to allow a Fire Rescue vehicle through.” The released said St. Pete PD received 413 complaint calls about the protesters blocking traffic through July 7, and added that, “This does not count the numerous phone calls and emails sent to individual police supervisors and officers and messages received through the department’s social media platforms."
Kriseman has has received 79 phone calls and emails in the last three weeks from residents complaining about the protesters blocking roads, and in the last 10 days City Council has received at least 15 complaints. The ambulance’s lights and sirens weren’t on, however, and CL suggested to Fernandez that protesters would willingly make way if the lights and sirens were on to make the emergent nature of the trip known.In our phone call, Fernandez countered that lights and sirens aren’t always deployed in some instances “Trips for treating bleed outs and cardiac arrests will always have the lights, but they’re not always on,” Fernandez told CL. “And if that ambulance was headed back to the fire station after a call, then that’s more time before it’s ready to go back out.” When told that protesters are in the streets as cry to be heard by police and city officials, Fernandez said not a single protester has sent a list of demands to Chief Holloway or Mayor Kriseman. She referenced a list of demands issued by some protesters over Independence Day weekend, but reiterated that St. Pete PD has not officially been sent the list. When CL reached out to a spokesperson for Mayor Kriseman to find out how protesters may officially send their demands, they responded, “Email? Mail us? Phone call. However they want to reach out…” If you are a protester who has documentation of trying to send demands to St. Petersburg city or police officials, please email rroa@cltampa. com to let us know. Notable changes to St. Petersburg policing announced July 9 • The creation of a community assistant liaison (“CAL”) team that will respond to non-violent calls (listed below). In creating the CAL team, St. Pete PD is forfeiting $3.125 million the federal government was going to send to help hire 25 new officers. • The inclusion of a community member on St. Pete PD’s hiring board. • St. Pete PD will no longer respond to requests for service when someone calls the cops on a person for simply being Black. • Increasing de-escalation training from required once a year to twice a year, “and if possible, every other month.” • Increasing self-defense training to twice a year. • Inclusions of civilians in the police’s already implemented fair and impartial policing training. • A police equipment evaluation that would look at everything from body cameras all the way down to gun belts.
“We don’t have to go to our weapons all the time.”
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JENNA RIMENSNYDER
Done with Dixie
HOLLA BACK, HOLLINS: Students have asked for a name change at Dixie Hollins.
It’s time to rename this Pinellas County high school. By Jenna Rimensnyder
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n March, Lakeland finally removed its 108-year-old Confederate monument in Munn Park. And while news is swirling about the destruction of monuments dedicated to leaders of the Confederacy, it’s hard to not drive around my own hometown and see what my white privilege has allowed me to overlook. As a graduate of the Pinellas County school system, I immediately thought of Dixie Hollins High School. From what little I knew of the school before hopping on Google, I remembered that the mascot is the “Rebel”—an old version of the school logo looks to be a plantation owner sporting a long white mustache. Seems problematic, right? Let’s dig deeper. In 1959, the school laid its roots at 4940 62nd St. N. in St. Petersburg; it was named after Pinellas County’s first superintendent of schools, Dixie M. Hollins. To give a little context, 1959 was just five years after the the ruling in Brown V. Board of Education rendered racial segregation in schools, four years after the murder of 14-year-old Emmett Till, two years after the “Little Rock Nine” enrolled at a formerly all-white high school, and one year before six-year-old Ruby Bridges became the first student to integrate William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans (escorted
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by armed federal marshals). In other words, the nation was in the heart of the Civil Rights Movement. In “Desegregation of Public Schools in Pinellas County, Florida”—a scholarly 1991 paper published by USF St. Petersburg—author James Anthony Schnur recalls racially-charged events throughout the county including one in 1959 when 11 Black students were accompanied by an NAACP attorney for admission to Dixie Hollins High School. A 2015 Tampa Bay Times article—“In 1971, the Confederate flag was at the heart of St. Petersburg school’s painful conflict”—provides more insight into the racial tensions in Pinellas County as a whole. In it, John Romano writes about a Pinellas Park sign that said “No N— after dark’,” and how Dixie Hollins’ fight song “longed for ‘the days of cotton.’’’ At the beginning of the 1971 school year, when desegregation officially arrived in Pinellas County, then Dixie high principal Kenneth Watson announced that the Confederate battle flag would no longer be allowed on campus. The flag was used as an intimidation tactic for Black students integrating into the school. Romano wrote that the following morning, “dozens of parents were already protesting across the street
with flags in hand” (sound familiar?). Fights broke out by the buses by the next week, and Romano wrote, “Every day there was a new tally of suspensions and arrests. A sheriff’s deputy was stabbed, and several students were taken to hospitals after fights.” In an interview with the Times, Realtor Lou Brown, who was among the first African-Americans bused to Dixie in 1971, said he understood that although the flag can mean heritage to some people, but for him, it represented hate. “People used that flag to try to intimidate us. They used it as a symbol of hate,” Brown explained. “People driving up and down that street with their “Easy Rider” rifle racks in their trucks and the flag waving out the window, yelling ‘Go home n—’ as soon as we got off the bus.’’ But as the New York Times pointed out in October 1971, Black students were already protesting over the Rebel mascot and “Dixie” fight song. At the time, the State Legislature had prohibited any action by school authorities to prevent high school bands from playing “Dixie.” The high school’s sixdecade history is steeped with racial injustice, and changes to the mascot, so it’s not surprising to find that “Dixie Hollins Students” started a change.org petition that asks Principal Robert Florio to not only the change of the Rebel mascot, but also for the school’s name to change to “Hollins High School.” A new petition, which had just over signatures as of Monday morning, reads: “We, as students that love this school and want to be
able to announce that we attend it with pride, believe that there is a way to honor the man the school is named after while still cutting off the deep-rooted hatred attached to the symbols the school currently uses. A name along the lines of ‘Hollins High School’ preserves the history but isn’t a reminder of the Confederate South. Also, a different mascot with less controversial tones would help push the school in the right direction. All of this is in an attempt to portray our school in the best light possible and to acknowledge the current activist movements.” That means 14-18 year olds are more cognizant and willing to act than grown folks who’ve seen the history of injustice in the community unfold firsthand. That is pathetic. St. Pete, likes to consider itself as a city of diversity and inclusion, so why is it allowing even a speck of resemblance of the Confederacy to exist in the community? In a July 13 email to Creative Loafing Tampa Bay, St. Petersburg’s Policy Chief Kevin King told CL that despite its address, Dixie Hollins High School is not in St. Petersburg. “It’s in Kenneth City. If it were in St. Pete, we’d still have no jurisdiction over its name unfortunately (though I think the name is named after someone named Dixie, not Dixie as in south.) We can all agree ‘Rebels’ probably needs to go,” King told CL. “Given the county’s jurisdiction here and the school not being in St. Pete, and the mayor not being familiar with any internal conversations on this, the only thing
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wearing a gray uniform holding both the state and United States flag all in the midst of a movement arguing that Black people should be treated as human beings. It’s insulting and ridiculous. If the original intentions weren’t to make the Rebel represent the Confederacy, which fought to preserve its practice of enslaving Black bodies, then what were they? This was a specific targeted rebuttal against the Civil Rights Movement. White supremacy has a habit of masquerading itself as patriotism. After CL reached out to Pinellas County Schools for a comment on mascot change, Public Information Officer Isabel Mascareñas spoke with both Superintendent Dr. Michael A. Grego and Dixie Hollins’ Principal Florio and sent this statement: “When the school opened in 1959, Hollins’ first name ‘Dixie’ was used as a springboard to connect the school to Confederate symbols and theme because of the southern name… Pinellas County Schools understands the name’s historical implications. We respect the feelings of those who are unhappy with the mascot. Any changes to the school’s mascot cannot be made by the principal unilaterally but would be a school-based decision generated by the student-government, together students would decide what’s in the best interest of their school.”
Mascareñas went on to explain the school’s past initiatives including no longer utilizing the “Dixie” fight song, separating the school name from the Confederate soldier Colonel Dixie character, along with its most recent change several years ago (year not specified) when “the school’s current principal, Robert Florio, with input from the school community eliminated all symbolism tied to the confederacy.” As part of that change, the schools’ art students redesigned the school logo and the mascot the Rebels. The new logo is a creative merger of the school’s initials and the letter “R” for the mascot. “By making these changes and understanding the school’s namesake, the meaning behind the school’s mascot is different for many Dixie Hollins HS students today compared to students decades ago,” the statement added. Does the school board think we’re that stupid? That these changes are supposed to cover up the fact that the image of the Rebel represents racism and hatred? And that by simply changing the symbol and leaving the mascot, we can sweep it under the rug? Just because
Confederate flags are no longer waving on school grounds and the band isn’t whistling “Dixie,” doesn’t mean that the term “Rebel” is stripped of its context. For too long we as a society have normalized institutions of learning and monuments which were built as an ode to the Confederacy. In the war of good vs. evil, we’re somehow allowing evil to have a place, to be celebrated, to be printed on T-shirts, jerseys and proudly shouted from the stands. The presence of the Confederacy is an open sore that oozes with racial injustice and hatred from the past and present. If in fact there needs to be community outcry for Confederate symbolism to be stripped from our schools, we must sign a recent petition by Dixie Hollins’ students. If the weight of the mascot change is truly on the shoulders’ of the student body rather than the qualified individuals at the head of the education system, then the students already made a move by signing and sharing the petition. The final Confederate feather in Dixie Hollins’ cap needs to be plucked. Your move, Pinellas County Schools.
“The final Confederate feather in Dixie Hollins’ cap needs to be plucked.”
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he’ll add is that he has always found the Rebels nickname to be offensive and inappropriate and he would encourage those in charge of such a decision to retire it.”. Even Jen Cox, great-granddaughter of late superintendent Hollins is on board with the students’ call for a name change. “I recently started researching how to go about approaching the county and the school about changing the school’s name to Hollins as well as the mascot and any other vestiges that have a racist and painful correlation,” Cox wrote in an email to CL’s Jenna Rimensnyder, who wrote this article. Cox, who lives in Atlanta but grew up in St. Pete, said she was encouraged by the students’ action. “My great-grandfather advocated for greater access to education for Black students,” Cox wrote. “It is indeed ironic that he bears a first name that belies those values. Regardless, what’s most important, is to remove something that glorifies hatred and racism.” Plus, changing a school’s mascot isn’t unprecedented (in pro sports, the NFL’s Washington Redskins are considering a change as are MLB’s Cleveland Indians.) A 2013 story by CNS Maryland pointed out that 28 high schools in 18 states have dropped “Redskin” as their mascot in the last 25 years. And changing a school’s name entirely isn’t unheard of either. In Tampa, Robert E. Lee Elementary School is now Tampa Heights Elementary, and in the last three years, two high schools named after the Confederate general changed names, too. One was a 62-year-old San Antonio, Texas school that changed its name to “LEE High School,” an acronym for Legacy of Educational Excellence in 2017. School board member, Edd White, told American School & University Magazine that prior to the name change, “the district had attempted to make Lee a more “palatable” figure by stripping away the corresponding Civil War symbolism from its athletic teams and spirit groups (ie: the Confederate battle flag on uniforms, and, more recently, the band’s renditions of “Dixie” during football games). That sounds familiar. In June, Fairfax High School in Virginia changed its mascot from the Rebels to the Lions. An email bulletin distributed by Fairfax County Public Schools last month explained the mascot change like this: “At Fairfax, we pride ourselves on inclusivity, family, belongingness, respect, and integrity, and given the history of Rebel, it is time for a change[.]” So what is Dixie Hollins waiting for? By continuing to allow Dixie Hollins to represent its student body as the “Rebels,” it is celebrating the losing side of the war fought over the autonomy of Black bodies. The Civil War ended in 1865, and Dixie Hollins was founded nearly a century afterwards with the mascot of a Rebel, with a logo of a soldier on a horse
REBEL YELL: Students are asking for a new mascot and abridged moniker at Dixie Hollins.
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Strategic sociopathy
Trump failed his biggest test, so he’s changing the subject. By Jeffrey C. Billman
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bout 20% of full-time workers—some 26 million people—have a young child at home. If schools don’t reopen this fall, many of them will face pronounced hardship. For the roughly 13 million whose partners work full-time, someone has to mind the rugrats, which reduces productivity and exacerbates the gender pay gap. For the 3 million who don’t have partners at home—particularly those on the lower rungs of the socio-economic ladder—the threat is more acute. They might have already cut hours or quit altogether, scraping by on federal emergency unemployment benefits that expire in two weeks. Then what? There’s a case for reopening schools as soon as possible—prolonged closures widen educational disparities and lead to social isolation, and remote learning is less effective than in-person instruction—but this isn’t it. Rather, this is a systemic indictment: The world’s wealthiest nation is risking thousands of lives to force single mothers back to minimum-wage jobs and grease the wheels of commerce. God bless America. Nor is it why the Trump administration is pressing to reopen schools and universities, why the president is complaining that CDC guidelines for doing so—social distancing, physical barriers, avoiding communal meals, staggering arrival and dismissal times, shutting down following confirmed cases—are “very tough & expensive,” or why Immigration and Customs Enforcement is grotesquely threatening to deport immigrant students whose universities don’t hold in-person classes. Yes, President Trump is concerned about the economy; a better economy would boost his electoral fortunes. That logic has driven his handling of the pandemic from the outset, to disastrous effect. But his urgency is more cynical than that. Trump gave away the game last week when he threatened to “cut off funding” to schools that don’t open: “In Germany, Denmark, Norway, Sweden and many other countries,” he tweeted, “SCHOOLS ARE OPEN WITH NO PROBLEMS.” That’s mostly true. But Sweden now tallies fewer than 300 new COVID cases a day. Denmark has just a few people being treated for the illness. On Saturday, Germany had 224 new COVID cases and four deaths, while Norway had three new cases and no deaths. That day,
the U.S. reported 61,739 new COVID cases and 732 deaths. One of these things is not like the others. Indeed, only one of these countries has a leader who has suggested the pandemic will vanish, who admitted to suppressing testing, who demanded that businesses open when it was obviously unsafe to do so, who for months refused to wear a mask, and who publicly battles his own health officials. And only one has a leader resisting the basic precautions experts say are necessary for schools to reopen. Here we come to the heart of things. Every day that schools remain closed—every canceled football game or school dance, every time a screaming 6-year-old interrupts her mother’s Zoom conference—serves as a tangible reminder that Trump failed the biggest test of his presidency. It’s too late to change the realities on the ground— the almost 140,000 dead, the 60,000-plus new cases a day—or try to reclaim the role of crisis manager. If the election is about the pandemic, he loses. To avoid that fate, Trump needs to change the subject. To do that, he needs us to get used to living with the pandemic. To grow numb to it. To believe that, though he hasn’t slain the dragon, it won’t bother us if we pretend it doesn’t exist. In other words, he needs everything to appear normal, even if that appearance will extract a horrific cost. Even if his road to reelection is lined with caskets. Think of it as strategic sociopathy. Or as Education Secretary Betsy DeVos might put it, suck it up, buttercup. “Kids need to get back in the classroom,” she told CNN on Sunday. “We’re a nation of action. We’re a country of doers.” (Apologies to the “doers” currently six feet under.) It’s true, as DeVos pointed out, that young people seldom die from COVID-19, and that very young children seem to transmit it less frequently than adults. But we don’t know how much less frequently, and we do know that kids and teenagers can spread the virus. As of last week, for example, Texas had recorded more than 550 cases among children under age nine. And in late June, two summer camps in Georgia closed after 85 campers (ages 7–14) and counselors (16–22) tested positive for the coronavirus. If nothing else, school outbreaks will
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DON’T WORRY. BE HAPPY. Never mind the bodies. Vote Trump. endanger more susceptible adults—parents, grandparents, and, of course, teachers. Because of age and comorbidities, in fact, a quarter of U.S. teachers are at high risk from COVID, to say nothing of bus drivers, janitors, or cafeteria workers. And if you think college students are going to socially distance at parties or wear a mask in between keg stands, your faith in 18-yearolds vastly exceeds mine. The White House knows it’s courting disaster—more infections, more hospitalizations, and,
yes, more deaths. The science is unambiguous. This isn’t a gamble made on insufficient information. It’s a political gambit wagering thousands of lives to project an illusion. Trump needs normalcy. Since he can’t have that, the appearance of normalcy will have to suffice. Someone else can deal with the consequences. Don’t worry. Be happy. Never mind the bodies. Vote Trump. Get Informed Dissent delivered to your inbox: billman.substack.com.
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t least 10 Tampa Bay area breweries have joined forces with Black is Beautiful to provide a brew that fights for change for those facing injustice. Spearheaded by Marcus Baskerville, head brewer and co-owner of Weathered Souls Brewing Company in San Antonio, Texas, the Black is Beautiful initiative is a national collaborative effort bringing together breweries and patrons to “raise awareness for the injustices people of color face daily and raise funds for police brutality reform and legal defenses for those who have been wronged.” According to the website, breweries participating in the initiative, which launched on June 1, were provided a stout base recipe from Weathered Souls; their own twists were to be added, and 100% of the proceeds were to be donated to local foundations that support police brutality reform, equality and inclusion and legal defenses. Each brew will also use a special label provided by Black is Beautiful. “Our mission is to bridge the gap that’s been around for ages and provide a platform to show that the brewing community is an inclusive place for everyone of any color,” the website said. “We are asking for all breweries and brewers far and wide to raise a glass with us in unison and participate in this collaboration.” In total, 34 total Florida breweries are listed on the Black is Beautiful website; a list of local participating Tampa Bay area breweries is at the end of this article. Bayboro Brewing announced via Facebook the proceeds from its brew will be donated to the Woodson Warrior Scholarship, which provides learning opportunities to African American students in Pinellas County. Brew Life Brewing will be donating to the Sarasota African American Cultural Coalition and Tampa Heights’ Hidden Springs Ale Works will be donating proceeds to the Equal Justice Initiative. St. Petersburg’s Green Bench Brewing Company will be donating to the Pinellas County American Civil Liberties Union chapter.
Head brewer and co-owner Khris Johnson told Creative Loafing Tampa Bay that Green Bench Brewing paid for all ingredients and labor out of pocket, as well. “We’re not just donating profits, we’re actually donating everything. So we’re actually not even covering our cost of this,” Johnson said. “And then every single dime that we made back from the beer, we are donating 100% of it.” The decision to donate to the ACLU chapter of Pinellas County came from Johnson’s wanting to support an organization with longevity and an impactful track record, he said. The Pinellas chapter is the second oldest local chapter in the state of Florida. “When I decided to sign up for this, I was like, ‘Let me find a place that has, in my opinion, some of the best infrastructure to assist in criminal justice reform and social equality in our immediate area,’” he said. “And, ultimately that’s why we decided to do the Pinellas chapter of the ACLU, because they constantly have things going on, they constantly have the infrastructure, they have brilliant minds and people that are already set up in their organization.” While the Black is Beautiful effort invites breweries to personalize and add to the baseline stout recipe given out, Green Bench decided to not stray too far from the original imperial stout. “We actually stuck pretty close to his original recipe,” Johnson said. “I was one of the first breweries to sign up… It was a tighter group of people and the idea was he would give us all the same recipe, we would brew the same recipe and then sell it.” But Johnson’s plan for the brew’s release changed when an emergency executive order was issued by the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation. On Friday, June 26, banning alcohol consumption at bars in an effort to slow the spread of coronavirus after a surge in state cases. Because the state hasn’t provided much detail on the order and its lifespan, Johnson hasn’t been able to designate an official release date for the beer.
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BLACK IS BEAUTIFUL: Khris Johnson of Green Bench Brewing. “We brewed the beer already, before the shutdown happened again, and it’ll be set to package in a couple weeks and then we’ll just hopefully have people show up and buy it.” Green Bench’s doors are not currently open to in-house customers, but the brewery is still offering to-go orders and packaged beer pickup. Joining the Black is Beautiful initiative isn't Green Bench’s first shot at raising awareness and supporting causes for justice and equality. Around the time Green Bench opened, about seven years ago, it partnered with Beer Kulture, a nonprofit organization that seeks to foster opportunities for inclusion, equity and diversity, according to its website. “I think Green Bench is unique in that we’ve actually cared about this issue for a long time and we’ve been actively in the conversation about this issue for a long time,” Johnson said. “This isn’t our first time not only having these discussions, this is also not our first time donating money and trying to raise awareness to the
fact that there are people that do not have the same privileges around us.” More recently, the brewery donated to St. Pete’s Dr. Carter G. Woodson African American Museum and set up an area to hand out snacks and water to protestors engaging in downtown Tampa Black Lives Matter demonstrations. “Obviously, I think at the end of the day, Green Bench has always wanted to be a place that was inclusive, that was excited about having all sorts of different people,” Johnson said. “I mean, hell, that’s why the name of our brewery is Green Bench.” Tampa Bay “Black Is Beautiful” participants • Tampa: Cigar City Brewing, Hidden Springs Ale Works, King State, Tampa Beer Works • St. Petersburg: Bayboro Brewing, Flying Boat Brewing Co., Green Bench Brewing, Overflow Brewing Company • Gulfport: Gulfport Brewery and Eatery • Sarasota: Big Top Brewing Company, Brew Life Brewing Co.
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BLUE PLATE SPECIAL: New Port Richey’s Local Fresh Grill is also ‘a safe harbor’ for police.
Stir the pot
Pasco County restaurateur says liberals can ‘eat somewhere else.’ By Christopher Cann
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he owner of a Port Richey restaurant posted a lengthy rant aimed at protesters and liberals on his businesses’ public Facebook page last week. Local Fresh Grill owner Ronald Pentaude’s 633-word, July 9 post expressed frustration with Democrats, Black Lives Matter, antifa and Colin Kapernick, stating that people who disagree with his opinions can “eat somewhere else.” “I for one am getting sick and tired of BLM terrorists accusing me and every other white person of being racists,” the post read “...BLM, ANTIFA pansies, none of you scare me and I will no longer be silent. These people are destroying our country. If you think I am racist, feel free to eat somewhere else, because I don’t want to hear your juvenile tripe any longer.” After taking aim at Black Lives Matter, antifa and Nancy Pelosi, Pentaude moved on to slavery and police brutality. For example, he wrote, “If you are such a horrendously stupid individual that honestly believes I owe reparations money to a group that has never been a slave, and a race I never enslaved, unfriend me,” he continued. “If you think trying a good cop for murder for a justified killing, unfriend me.” Pentaude finishes by writing, “If you are a democrat, just unfriend me, because you are obviously blind to what the real problems of our country are,” he continued. “I am proud to have faithfully served my country alongside my black, yellow, red, and white brothers in the United
States Navy. We didn’t see racism among us then, and if the democrats will stop stirring the pot, I am sure racism will disappear.” The post, which has nearly 7,000 comments and more than 1,000 shares, sees locals supporting and denouncing the post. One commenter wrote, “IAM on board with this, statement well said.” Another commenter wrote “This is something for your personal page... A rant like this is a big turn off to a good portion of your customers.” Pentaude replied with “I mean to stand up and shout out that you people are ruining our country, and if you don’t like America, leave,” he wrote. Last Friday, Pentaude posted that the restaurant’s phone lines were down because it is changing providers. Pentaude told Creative Loafing Tampa Bay that the phone maintenance has been planned for months and it is for better rates. He said the restaurant had “a few immature phone calls but nothing huge.” Pentaude said he thinks the post will have a negative impact on his business, adding “but we are financially sound.” In June, Pentaude made headlines when he declared his restaurant, “a safe harbor” for police. After gaining support he started a fundraiser—the Local Law Enforcement Safe Harbor—which sells hats and bumper stickers and feeds officers through $25 donations while giving them a place to “be safe.”
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No matter where you are in the Bay area, you’re not far from unique, locally handcrafted brews. We'd call, however, to see about offerings during the coronavirus pandemic. Here’s our ever-evolving list of Bay area brewers—support them during this difficult time! 3 DAUGHTERS BREWING One of the Warehouse Arts District’s most popular hangouts, and a beautiful facility in which to drink some great brews. 222 22nd St. S., St. Petersburg. 727-495-6002, 3dbrewing.com 3 KEYS BREWING South-of-the-Skyway restaurant and brewery specializing in small batches. 2505 Manatee Ave. E., Bradenton. 951-218-0396, 3keysbrewing.com 7VENTH SUN BREWING Some of the best sours, IPAs and collabs going. Two locations. 1012 Broadway, Dunedin. 727-733-3013/6809 N. Nebraska Ave., Tampa. 813-231-5900, 7venthsun.com 81BAY BREWING CO. South Tampa’s first craft brewery boasts a wide variety of styles. 4465 W. Gandy Blvd., Tampa. 813-837-BREW, 81baybrewco.com ANGRY CHAIR Crazy-good Tampa beer, open TuesdaySunday. 6401 N. Florida Ave., Seminole Heights. 813-238-1122, angrychairbrewing.com ANTIBREWERY Dunedin’s secret Sundays-only nano. 1367 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave., Dunedin ARKANE ALEWORKS A wide variety of styles and flavors from the second brewery to open in Largo. 2480 E. Bay Dr., #23, Largo. 727-270-7117, arkanebeer.com AVID BREWING This Grand Central brewing supply shop added a taproom for its beers crafted in-house. 1745 1st Ave. S., St. Petersburg. 727-388-6756, avidbrew.com BARRIEHAUS BEER CO. Lager-specific brewery, carrying on an over 150 year brewing legacy. 1403 E 5th Ave., Ybor City. barriehaus.com BAY CANNON BEER CO. West Tampa's first craft brewery, offering a variety of ever evolving beers, beer slushies and wine that pair perfectly with appetizers and entrées from the kitchen. 813-442-5615, baycannon.com BIG STORM BREWING CO. Stop by this Pasco brewery’s Storm Room for a flight, or visit their taproom on 49th Street in Clearwater, too. 2330 Success Dr., Odessa. 727-807-7998, bigstormbrewery.com BIG TOP BREWING Perhaps Sarasota’s premier purveyor of locally crafted beer, Big Top’s reputation has spread far beyond the region. 6111 Porter Way, Sarasota. 941-371-2939, bigtopbrewing.com BOOTLEGGERS BREWING CO. This Brandon taproom from Bootleggers Beer & Wine Home Brewing Supplies offers house-made suds and guest beers. 652 Oakfield Dr., Brandon. 813-643-9463, bootleggersbrewco.com BRASSERIE ST. SOMEWHERE Award-winning Belgian farmhouse ales from veteran Bay area brewer Bob Sylvester. 1441 Savannah Ave., Tarpon Springs. 813-503-6181, saintsomewherebrewing.com BREW BUS BREWING BB brews its own suds, boasts 20 taps and offers food at its Eatery, too. 4101 N. Florida Ave., Tampa. 813-990-7310, brewbususa.com BREW HUB Some of the area’s best beers are produced here along with suds for their own label. 3900 Frontage Rd. S., Lakeland. 863-698-7600, brewhub.com BREW LIFE BREWING Ultra-small batches, and a lot of ‘em. 5765 S. Beneva Rd., Sarasota. 941-952-3831, brewlifebrewing.com BULLFROG CREEK BREWING CO. A multitude of styles from former garage brewers is on tap in Valrico. 3632 Lithia Pinecrest Rd., Valrico. 813-703-8835, bullfrogcreekbrewing. com CAGE BREWING Custom brews in the Grand Central District from one of the ‘Burg’s newest. 2001 1st Ave. S., St. Petersburg. 727-201-4278 CALEDONIA BREWING Great in-house beers in the historic Dunedin Times building. 587 Main St., Dunedin. 727351-5105, caledoniabrewing.com CALUSA BREWING Family owned and operated, opened Tuesday to Sunday. 5701 Derek Ave., Sarasota. 941-9228150, calusabrewing.com CARROLLWOOD BREWING CO. “Secret” brewing action inside the Carrollwood location of craft-bar chain The Brass Tap. 10047 N. Dale Mabry HWY, STE 23, Tampa. 813-969-2337
CIGAR CITY BREWING Tampa’s most famous craft brewery. There’s also a taproom at Amalie Arena. 3924 W. Spruce St., Tampa. 813-348-6363, cigarcitybrewing.com CLEARWATER BREWING CO. Community-oriented and socially and environmentally conscious. 1700 N. Fort Harrison Ave., Clearwater. clearwaterbrewingcompany.com COPPERTAIL BREWING CO. Some of Tampa’s best beer, in one of its best tasting rooms. 2601 E. 2nd Ave., Tampa. 813-247-1500, coppertailbrewing.com COTEE RIVER BREWING Craft beer in the heart of historic downtown New Port Richey. 5760 Main St., New Port Richey. 727-807-6806, coteeriverbrewing.com CRAFT LIFE BREWING Small-batch local brews and a sort of playground or LoL’s craft brewing guild. 4624 Land O’ Lakes Blvd., Land O’ Lakes. 813-575-8440. facebook.com/ CraftLifeBrewing CROOKED THUMB BREWERY Safety Harbor’s first brewery boasts homegrown flavor and local guest taps. 555 10th Ave. S., Safety Harbor. 727-724-5953, crookedthumbbrew.com CUENI BREWING CO. Located off the Pinellas Trail in Dunedin. 945 Huntley Ave., Dunedin. 727-266-4102, cuenibrewing.com CYCLE BREWING One of St. Pete’s favorites. 534 Central Ave., St. Petersburg. 727-320-7954. cyclebrewing.com DARWIN BREWING CO. Unique beers crafted with South American influence. 803 17th Ave. W., Bradenton. 941-7471970, darwinbrewingco.com DE BINE BREWING CO. This addition bolsters the Northern Pinellas craft beer scene. 933 Florida Ave., Palm Harbor. 727-233-7964. DISSENT BREWING CO. Unique flavors and adventurous style outside downtown St. Pete. 5518 Haines Rd. N., St. Petersburg. 727-342-0255. DUNEDIN BREWERY Florida’s oldest. Beer, eats and live music. 937 Douglas Ave., Dunedin. 727-7360606, dunedinbrewery.com DUNEDIN HOUSE OF BEER This beer stop brews its own, and also has 40 guest taps. 927 Broadway, Dunedin. 727 216-6318, dunedinhob.com ESCAPE BREWING CO. Another very worthy Odessa/Trinity destination. 9945 Trinity Blvd., Suite 108, Trinity. 727-807-6092, escapebrewingcompany.com FIVE BRANCHES Veteran-owned brewery, small batches from IPAs to stouts. Serving up brews and a clear view of the Tarpon Bayou. 531 Athens St., Tarpon Springs. fivebranchesbrewing.com FLYING BOAT BREWING COMPANY St. Pete aviation history and tasty homegrown suds. 1776 11th Ave. N., St. Petersburg. 727-800-2999, flyingboatbrewing.com FOUR STACKS BREWING An always-changing lineup of local and regional guest suds, along with trivia, live music and more. 5469 N. US HWY 41, Apollo Beach. 813-641-2036, fourstacksbrewing.com GREEN BENCH BREWING COMPANY A space worthy of the adventurous beers it produces. 1133 Baum Ave. N., St. Petersburg. 727-800-9836, greenbenchbrewing.com GOOD LIQUID BREWING CO. Thirty taps and food (and a coffee roaster!) from a husband-and-wife duo. 4824 14th St. W., Bradenton. 941-896-6381, thegoodliquidbrewing.co
HOB BREWING CO. Rotating taps; some of the beers are brewed on-site and alongside a combination of local breweries plus local and international craft beer makers. 931 Huntley Ave., Dunedin. hob.beer
RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER This video game-centric Grand Central District craft beer bar started brewing its own in early 2018. 2244 Central Ave., St. Petersburg. 727-360 - 0766, stpetearcadebar.com
IF I BREWED THE WORLD This self-described “mixtape of breweries” offers a bit of everything from the classic to the fun and outrageous. 2200 1st Ave. S., St. Petersburg. 727201-4484, ifibrewedtheworld.com
ROCK BROTHERS BREWING Brews named for national and local bands have a home in Ybor City. 1901 N. 15th St., Ybor City. 813-241- 0110, rockbrothersbrewing.com
IN THE LOOP BREWING Family-friendly Land O’ Lakes brewery with a lot of community support and plenty of events. 3338 Land O’ Lakes Blvd., Land O’ Lakes. 813-9979189, intheloopbrewingcompany.com
SARASOTA BREWING COMPANY House-crafted brews, pizza, and sports out toward beautiful Siesta Key. 6607 Gateway Ave., Sarasota. 941-925 -2337, sarasotabrewing.com
INFUSION BREWING CO. Another great location in the good-beer-packed Trinity/New Port Richey area. 7813 Mitchell Blvd. Ste 103, Trinity. 727-312-4512.
SILVERKING BREWING CO. This space in Tarpon Springs complements a label that’s been around since 2012. 325 East Lemon St., Tarpon Springs. 727- 4227598, silverkingbrewing.com
INOCULUM ALE WORKS These folks are crazy for sours, and know how to craft ‘em. 554 1st Ave. N., St. Petersburg. inoculumaleworks.com JDUB’S BREWING COMPANY You know ‘em, you love ‘em. A favorite statewide phenomenon. 1215 Mango Ave., Sarasota. 941-955-2739, jdubsbrewing.com LAGERHAUS BREWERY & GRILL A Palm Harbor bar and eatery that offers seasonal brews to complement their regulars. 3438 East Lake Business, Palm Harbor. 727-216-9682, lagerhausbrewery.com LATE START BREWING This beloved Tampa label does its thing inside the Pour House. 1208 E. Kennedy Blvd. #112, Tampa. 813-402-2923, latestartbrewing.com LEAVEN BREWING Riverview’s first brewery is run by folks who’ve got experience brewing big and small. 11238 Boyette Rd., Riverview. 813-677-7023, leavenbrewing.com MAD BEACH CRAFT BREWING Brews, ciders, and meads by the beach. 12945 Village Boulevard, Madeira Beach. 727-3620008, madbeachbrewing.com MARKER 48 Hernando’s first production craft brewery, with its own tasting room and beer garden 12147 Cortez Blvd, Weeki Wachee. 352-6062509, marker48.com MASTRY’S BREWING CO. From CD Roma’s restaurant to sweet new digs on St. Pete Beach. 7701 Blind Pass Rd., St. Pete Beach. 727-202-8045 mastrysbrewingco.com MOTORWORKS BREWING A taproom and beer garden featuring full liquor and wine as well as 30 taps. 1014 9th Street West, Bradenton. 941-567-6218, motorworksbrewing.com MR. DUNDERBAK’S The longtime restaurant, biergarten and homebrewers’ hangout is serving up its own beers. 14929 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., Tampa. 813-977-4104, dunderbaks.com NAUGHTY MONK BREWERY Naughty Monk brings a love of Belgian styles to Manatee County. 2507 Lakewood Ranch Blvd., Bradenton. 941-708-2966, naughtymonkbrewery.com OVERFLOW BREWING St. Pete’s newest, courtesy of local Rapp head brewer Troy Bledsoe and company. 770 1st Ave. N., St. Petersburg. 727-914-0665, facebook.com/ overflowbrewingco PEPPER BREWING The Angry Pepper Taphouse’s inhouse label, available “on a limited basis.” 9366 Oakhurst Rd., Seminole. 727-596-5766, angrypeppertaphouse.com
GRINDHAUS BREW LAB Small batches and no extracts. 1650 N. Hercules Ave., Clearwater. 727-240-0804, grindhausbrewlab.com
PESKY PELICAN BREW PUB This beachy restaurant also offers up its own beers thanks to an in-house nano system. 923 72nd. St. N., St. Petersburg. 727-302-9600, peskypelicanbrewpub.com
GULFPORT BREWERY + EATERY Small batches with an artisanal food menu. 3007 Beach Blvd., Tampa. facebook. com/GulfportBrewery
PINELLAS ALE WORKS PAW offers a dog-friendly environment in addition to tasty brews. 1962 1st Ave. S., St. Petersburg. 727-235-0970, pawbeer.com
HIDDEN SPRINGS ALE WORKS This Tampa Heights brewery features a rotating tap selection. 1631 N. Franklin St., Tampa, 813-226-2739, hiddenspringsaleworks.com
RAPP BREWING COMPANY Greg Rapp’s award-winning styles are carefully crafted and delicious. 10930 Endeavor Way, Seminole. 727-544-1752, rappbrewing.com
SIX TEN BREWING A wide variety and a real passion for the craft-brew community. 7052 Benjamin Rd., Tampa. 813-886 - 0610, sixtenbrewing.com SOGGY BOTTOM BREWING More Dunedin goodness, including some truly original flavors and inventive brews. 660 Main St., Dunedin. 727- 601-1698, soggybottombrewing.com SOUTHERN BREWING & WINEMAKING Multiple brews only available in its tasting room, as well as products and guidance for local homebrewers. 4500 N. Nebraska Ave., Tampa. 813-238-7800, southernbrewingwinemaking.com ST. PETE BREWING COMPANY Beers crafted specifically for the climate. 544 1st Ave. N., St. Petersburg. 727- 692-8809, stpetebrewingcompany.com STILT HOUSE BREWERY This friendly Palm Harbor joint specializes in high-ABV ales and other styles you won’t find at other breweries in the area. 625 US Hwy Alt. 19, Palm Harbor. 727-270 -7373, stilthousebrewery. com SWAN BREWING Nearly 4 decades of combined brewing experience go into the offerings at this pet-friendly joint. 115 W. Pine St., Lakeland. 863-703- 0472, swanbrewing.com TBBC Formerly Tampa Bay Brewing Co., local favorite for nearly two decades. 1600 E. 8th Ave., Ybor City/13933 Monroe’s Business Park, Westchase. 813-247-1422, tbbc. beer TAMPA BEER WORKS At the former site of ESB Brewing, TBW focuses on American craft styles. 333 N. Falkenburg Rd., Suite D407 Tampa. 813-685-1909, tampabeerworks.com TIDAL BREWING COMPANY Small batches in Spring Hill. 14311 Spring Hill Dr., Spring Hill. 352-701-1602,tidalbrewingfl.com TWO FROGS BREWING COMPANY Tarpon Springs’ latest brewery and taproom focuses on American ale styles. 151 E. Tarpon Ave., Tarpon Springs. 727-940-6077, facebook.com/twofrogsbrewing KEEL FARMS AGRARIAN ALE + CIDER Tasty brews from the folks behind Keel & Curley winery. 5210 W. Thonotosassa Rd., Plant City. 813-752-9100, keelandcurleywinery.com TWO LIONS WINERY & PALM HARBOR BREWERY Wine and beer brewed in-house. 1022 Georgia Ave., Palm Harbor. 727-786-8039, twolionswinery.com ULELE SPRING BREWERY Beer crafted in accordance with traditional Bavarian purity laws. 1810 N. Highland Ave., Tampa. 813-999-4952, ulele.com THE WILD ROVER BREWERY What started as an English pub in Odessa is now a higher-production facility in Westchase. 13921 Lynmar Blvd., Tampa. 813-475-5995, thewildroverbrewery.com WOODWRIGHT BREWING COMPANY Traditional German styles in downtown Dunedin. 985 Douglas Ave., Dunedin. 727-238-8717, facebook.com/ woodwrightbrewing ZEPHYRHILLS BREWING COMPANY East Paco’s first microbrewery. 38530 5th Ave., Zephyrhills. 813715 -2683, zbcbeer.com ZYDECO BREW WERKS Craft brews in Ybor thanks to an award-winning brewmaster, as well as full bars and NOLA-influenced cuisine. 1902 E. 7th Ave., Ybor City. 813-252- 4541, facebook.com/ Zydecobrewwerks
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rowbar, a 13-year-old live music venue in Ybor City, held streaming-only, live music events over the weekend. Breaks between sets outlined what patrons could expect when, and if, the venue, was ever allowed to open again: cashless entry, disposable drinkware, an outdoor beer garden stage, sanitation station, air purifiers in HVAC units inside, permanent streaming options plus seated and quiet shows with 80 stools and 20 standing spots. Another interesting Crowbar adaptation: a request for quiet inside during performances to limit the chance of droplets entering the airspace as a result of hollering or heckling. Some slides encouraged viewers to contact their state representatives to ask them to #saveourstages, a nod to a movement that asks local music fans to urge their elected officials to provide relief for live music venues. This spring, as Governor Ron DeSantis ordered his business to shut down in response to the novel coronavirus pandemic, Tom DeGeorge had one of the most optimistic outlooks on what the quarantine might look like. There was no way that DeSantis and other government officials would turn their backs on businesses who willingly did the right thing and closed to preserve the health of others; the government asked his live music venue to close, so it would surely help where it could. Then DeGeorge—co-founder and general manager of Crowbar—couldn’t get a PPP loan. In early May, he told Creative Loafing Tampa Bay, “Not only do I have, you know, probably $400,000 in lost gross revenue, but if I’m only getting $50,000 it’s not gonna carry me through the whole year. It’s just wrong. There’s no way to do it because the shows aren’t going to be there.” But he stayed positive. Then the reopening started happening, irresponsibly, all around him. When he was finally allowed to reopen, DeGeorge pulled the plug on his first socially-distanced, “new normal” reopening show at the last minute due to a staff member being exposed to COVID-19. Then the state re-closed onsite consumption for bars, and DeGeorge got pissed about the state’s haphazard,
willy nilly plan and approach to tackling coronavirus shutdowns. “There’s been no rhyme or reason to anything they’ve done,” DeGeorge, 46, said in a video. “From the president, and then he threw it in the lap of the governors, and we had a bullshit plan.” DeGeorge went on to slam the enforcement of any reopening guidelines, adding that “the only people that are suffering, are the good businesses that are trying to do it right,” and that the canceled concert marked the fourth time he tried to do a reopening the right way. Down the street from Crowbar, Kevin Lilly, co-owner and operator of the Rock Brothers Brewing and The Attic music venue half-joked, “If I set up an Autonomous Zone around my bar in Ybor, can I open and do whatever I want then?” But DeGeorge kept trying new things, and on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Crowbar did three streaming concerts with bands like Queen of Ex, Tribal Style, Shawn Kyle, Bangarang and more. Sadly, the venue is going quiet for the time being since DeGeorge said the gigs would “Probably be the last you see of Crowbar for a while.” “I want everyone to understand I’m trying to do what I can to survive but it’s extremely difficult. The government has put my industry in an unenviable position,” DeGeorge wrote on Sunday. For now, he’s still paying the bills, but his business cannot make money right now, so he’s busy with other plans to try and save it. He knows he could “break the rules and get a food truck or something,” but even then, DeGeorge wouldn’t feel responsible by opening at a time when Florida just saw 15,000 new cases being reported. “It’s very sad that the GRANTS [emphasis DeGeorge's] have been so minimal and that business owners are put in this situation and in some instances we are now playing a game of fend for yourself and survival by any means necessary,” DeGeorge added. He called it criminal that other businesses can have "bands, DJs, drag shows, burlesque
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back Summer Concert Series that kicks off on August 1 with Reverend Barry and The Funk on August 1 (Ronnie Dee & The Superstars play on August 15, and talent is TBD for an August 8 date). A press release said that, “To preserve the health and safety of our guests and staff, four-top tables will be arranged six feet apart and sold only as a package to promote proper social distancing.” Masks are required anytime someone is inside and even outside when social distancing is “not possible from individuals outside of your household.” Tickets for the four-top tables on the pavered outdoor concert space located at 105 Central Park Dr. in Largo go on sale Thursday, July 16 at 10 a.m. and go for $80. More information is available via largoarts. com or by calling (727) 587-6751.
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CANCER (June 21-July 22): As a Cancerian, you have a natural propensity to study and understand what author Margaret Atwood describes as “echoes and emptiness and shadow.” I believe this aspect of your repertoire will be especially active and available to you in the coming weeks. For best results, regard your attunement to these echoes and emptiness and shadow as an asset, even a precious talent. Use it to discern what’s missing or lost but could be recovered. Invoke it to help you navigate your way through murky or confusing situations. Call on it to help you see important things that are invisible to others. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): “Time can turn a scab into a beauty mark,” said actor and screenwriter Nia Vardalos. That’s a rousingly poetic speculation—and more metaphorically true than literally. But I suspect that if it ever might have a useful and meaningful application to an actual human struggle, it will be yours in the coming months. In my view, you are in fact capable of harnessing the magic necessary to transform a wound into a lovely asset. Be bold and imaginative as you carry out this seemingly improbable feat—which is actually not improbable. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Would you like to boost your mental and physical health in the coming weeks? Try this: Immerse yourself in the understanding that you’re interconnected with everything in the world. Tell yourself stories about how the atoms that compose your body have previously been part of many other things. This isn’t just a poetic metaphor; it’s scientific fact. Now study this passage by science writer Ella Frances Sanders: “The carbon inside you could have existed in any number of creatures or natural disasters before finding you. That particular atom residing somewhere above your left eyebrow? It could well have been a smooth riverbed pebble before deciding to call you home. You are rock and wave and the peeling bark of trees, you are ladybirds and the smell of a garden after the rain.” LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): It’s a favorable time to celebrate the fantastic privilege of being alive. Are you willing to believe that? Will you cooperate with my intention to nudge you in the direction of elation and exaltation? Are you open to the possibility that miracles and epiphanies may be at hand for you personally? To help get
yourself in the proper mood, read this passage by Libran author Diane Ackerman: “The great affair, the love affair with life, is to live as variously as possible, to groom one’s curiosity like a high-spirited thoroughbred, climb aboard, and gallop over the thick, sunstruck hills every day.” SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): ‘”Deciding to remember, and what to remember, is how we decide who we are,” writes poet Robert Pinsky. That’s useful counsel for you right now, Scorpio. You’re entering a phase when you can substantially reframe your life story so that it serves you better. And one of the smartest ways to do that is to take an inventory of the memor ies you want to emphasize versus the memories you’d like Another to minimize. g o o d trick is to reinterpret cha llengi n g
even if there are not yet any productive results. Eventually, it will enable you to “act with grandeur,” as Genet said. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Poet and filmmaker Jean Cocteau said, “There are truths that one can only say after having won the right to say them.” In my estimation, you have recently earned the right to express a fresh batch of scintillating and useful truths. Please do us all a favor and unveil them—preferably with both candor and tact. In behalf of everyone who will benefit from your insights, I’m sending you congratulations for the work you’ve had to do on yourself so as to win them. AQUARIUS ( J a n . 20-Feb. 18): “After you make a fool of yourself a few hundred
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times, you learn what works,” testifies musician and singer Gwen Stefani. In my own life, I’ve had to make a fool of myself more than a few hundred times to learn what SAGITTARIUS 21): “A per- works. My number is closer (Nov. 22-Dec. son must dream a long time in to a thousand—and I’m order to act with grandeur,” wrote Sagittarian still adding new examples on a regular basis. author and activist Jean Genet. “And dream- In the coming weeks, Aquarius, I highly recoming is nursed in darkness.” According to my mend that you try what has served me and Gwen analysis of your astrologiStefani so well. You’re cal omens, this is an apt entering a phase when description of what has your foolishness will genbeen unfolding for you, erate especially useful Sagittarius—and will lessons. Being innocent By Rob Brezsny continue to play out for and wildly open-minded you in the next two weeks. If you’re aligned will also be very useful. with cosmic rhythms, you have been nursing your dreams in darkness—exploring and cul- PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): “It is better to err tivating and learning from the raw creative on the side of daring than the side of caution,” energy that is simmering and ripening in your wrote author and futurist Alvin Toffler. While inner depths. Keep doing this important work, I hesitate to declare that idea to be absolutely can focus strengthened you and your determination to yourself.
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and always true, I do recommend it to you in the coming weeks. Given the fact that you have recently been expanding possibilities and cultivating breakthroughs, I’d love to see you keep on pushing forward until you climax your momentum. To boost your courage, try to think of a crazy cry of exhilaration you might exclaim as you make your leaps, like “YAHOO!” or ‘HELL YES!” or HERE I COME!” ARIES (March 21-April 19): “If the time is not ripe, we have to ripen the time,” wrote Aries educator and activist Dorothy Height. This approach worked well during her 98 years on the planet. Her pioneering advocacy for African American women generated a number of practical improvements in their employment opportunities and civil rights. In accordance with the current astrological omens, Aries, I highly recommend her guiding principle for your use. You now have the power to ripen the time, even if no one else believes the time is ripe. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): “Whatever inspiration is, it’s born from a continuous ‘I don’t know.’” A wise and talented woman said that: Nobel Prize-winning poet Wisława Szymborska. According to my analysis of the astrological omens, it’s excellent advice for you to embrace during the coming weeks. You’re close to finding and accessing a mother lode of inspiration, and one of the best ways to ensure that happens in an optimal way is to make “I don’t know” your mantra. In other words, be cheerfully devoted to shedding your certainties. Lose your attachment to the beliefs and theories you tend to overly rely on. Make yourself as empty and clear and spacious as you possibly can. G E M I N I (May 21-June 20): Gemini-born author Djuna Barnes (1892–1982) was a world traveler who wrote in several different genres, ranging from lesbian fiction to essays on boxing to plays that used poetic language. She was experimental and empirical and experiential. On one occasion, she voluntarily submitted to the force-feeding endured by hunger-striking suffragists so she could write about what it was like to be tortured. Another fun fact about Djuna: Every morning, she did up her hair and put her make-up on, then climbed into bed and wrote for many hours. In the coming weeks, Gemini, I recommend you draw inspiration from every aspect of her life—except the torture part, of course. The coming weeks will be a fine time to be versatile, exploratory, and committed to expressing yourself purely in whatever ways make you comfortably excited.
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My wife asked me to write to you about our situation. We’ve been married for 15 years. I am 50 years old and my wife is a decade younger. We’re a heterosexual couple with kids. I am a submissive male, and I like to play with my ass using different sized dildos. I enormously enjoy being penetrated with sex toys. A few years ago I introduced the idea of a FLR—female-led relationship—to my wife and she accepted it. We are a happy couple! My wife is more on the traditional side of sex, and I respect that. We have PIV sex twice a week and I try to give her a pleasure as much as I can. Looks like everything is OK, right? But recently she complained that I have stopped ejaculating when we have sex. And it’s true: When we engage in vaginal penetration, I no longer ejaculate. I like it this way because I don’t lose my sex drive and I can continue. But she doesn’t like it. For her my ejaculate is the “cherry on top” of the sex and my coming during sex is important for her pleasure and satisfaction. My wife thinks that I stopped ejaculating because I developed the habit of pleasuring myself with dildos and butt plugs in the shower. My wife thinks the toys are distracting me. Do you think it’s true? If that’s the case, what should we do? I love my wife, but I also love my butt plugs and dildos. —Spouse Unpleased By Husband’s Un Blasts
annoying too. And however much you love your plugs and dildos and I would hope you love your wife more. At any rate, you aren’t submissive to your plugs and dildos—you’re submissive to your wife, who isn’t made of silicone and who has needs and feelings that have to be taken into account. At the very least, SUBHUB, your wife’s pleasure should be your first priority during PIV sex—and it’s not like you can’t combine PIV with a little butt play. You can always shove one of your beloved plugs in your ass before you have PIV sex with the wife. And if you didn’t refrain from ejaculating every single time you had PIV, SUBHUB, if it was something you were allowed to once in a while with your wife’s permission, she might be willing to accommodate your desire every tenth time you have PIV. I am a 53-year-old guy that’s been struggling with depression and anxiety all my life, I’ve never been in a situation where sex was a possibility. I’m really dying to know what it’s like. I’ve gotten much better over the years, and the women who know me think the world of me. But they aren’t in a position to help me out. Other women seem to want someone much more outgoing and confident than I am or ever will be. Confidence comes from experience and I don’t have any. My one girlfriend could not hide the fact that my inexperience offended her. Other people on blogs and such have recommended a prostitute. But that’s not really what I’m looking for. It’s about more than sex. I want someone to care for me as I am. Is there hope for me? Or has the world just left me behind? —Very Inexperienced Relationship Guy In Need
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You should come in your wife. If your wife is in charge—you proposed a “femaleled relationship” and she accepted—then she gets to give the orders and you’re supposed to do what she says. (Within reason, of course.) So when she says, “Come in me,” you should say, “How high up your vaginal canal would you like me to come?” Even if you weren’t in a female-led relationship, SUBHUB, refusing to come in your wife when you know that feeling you come inside her is important to her pleasure is a weirdly literal kind of withholding behavior—and considering how GGG your wife has been, SUBHUB, refusing to come in her so you can “continue” presumably without her isn’t something a loving submissive would do. It’s something a selfish asshole does. Your wife doubtless suspects the same thing I do: You aren’t coming in her because you’d rather blow your load in the shower. She sees you when you slip out of bed to go cram sex toys in your ass and blow your load down the down the drain instead of finishing in her. And if that’s what you’re doing—and I’m pretty sure that’s what you’re doing—then you’re treating PIV sex with your wife as foreplay and the time you spend alone with your ass toys as the main event. If I were your wife, SUBHUB, I would find that
I know it’s not what you want to hear, VIRGIN, but I agree with other blogs and such: I think you should find a sex worker. Find a nice, patient woman who does sex work and be completely upfront about why you’re seeing her: you’re so painfully self-conscious about your sexual inexperience that you find it hard to date. It may take some searching, VIRGIN, but there are sex workers who want to help their clients grow and heal. “Many people have the stereotypical misconception that all sex workers are disconnected, uncaring, and only there for the money,” said Ruby Ryder, a sex worker and sex educator. “While money is indeed a part of it, many of us understand that human beings need touch, connection, and acceptance. We provide an opportunity for clients to be vulnerable, whether it’s fulfilling their kinky fantasies or simply having sex.” And while the relationship you have with a sex worker you might see regularly for a year or two is certainly transactional, VIRGIN, it’s still a relationship and about more than sex.
I’m not suggesting you see sex workers exclusively for the rest of your life (even if I’m not not suggesting that either), VIRGIN, I’m only suggesting you see a sex worker to find out what sex is like, gain a little self-confidence, and maybe feel a little more hopeful for your future. Follow @Ruby_Ryder on Twitter and at peggingparadise.com. I’m a longtime reader who’s never had a question that your archives couldn’t answer. But there is something I wanted to share with you and your readers! My wife and I have incorporated virtual reality (VR) goggles into our sex life with great success, Dan, and they could be the answer to a range of questions that you get at the column. They’re so useful, in fact, that your failure to mention them is starting to look like a glaring omission! Because let’s say someone writes in who wants to open their relationship or explore a cuckold fantasy (like one of last week’s letter writers!) but they’re worried about the emotions involved, potential STIs, or COVID-19? VR goggles! While the offerings for female POV VR porn is pretty paltry, I’ve never seen my wife come harder than she did with me inside her and a pair of goggles on her face giving her the perspective of a man getting fucked by a beautiful trans woman. I love the idea that this turns her on, and I actually
think she looks hot with goggles on! Besides the cost of a subscription to a VR porn site, the financial barrier is really pretty low—most people can use their smartphone and a $20 headset to get started, which is much cheaper than seeing a sex worker and much less time consuming than engineering a consenting affair. And there’s no risk of STIs or COVID-19! Just wanted you to consider VR as a possibly overlooked tool for your otherwise always-outstanding advice in the future! —Very Recent Purchase Optimizes Reality Nicely Thank you for writing in, VRPORN, and you’re right: VR porn sounds like a great way for an adventurous monogamous couple to have a little virtual variety—whether that couple is monogamous by choice or monogamous for the duration of this stupid pandemic. In addition to the technology, of course, you’ll need a partner who not only knows you fantasize about other people (like they do, like everybody does), but who’s also excited about helping you explore those fantasies. Thanks again for sharing, VRPORN! Listen to Dan and comedian Jay Jurden on savagelovecast.com, contact mail@savagelove.net, follow @FakeDanSavage on Twitter, and bookmark savagelovecast.com.
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